Blake LivelyHis acting career began in a romance film. She got her start on the coming-of-age teen romance drama The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. This film tells the story of four girls who are best friends, who pass by a pair of jeans that magically fit all of their bodies perfectly. Lively played Bridget in the film, which defined the careers of several of its stars, including Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel and America Ferrera. Lively followed her Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants role in the sequel three years later.
In addition to this pants-based duology, Lively has played roles in several other films in which romance is the main element. This includes, among others, New York, I love you, Pippa Lee's private lifeand The Age of Adelaine. Lively also starred in a more controversial romance film this year, which did well at the box office. Now, that film is finding new life again on a major streaming service.
It Ends With Us became a Netflix hit
The film did well in theaters
End with us became a hit on Netflix. Ends with Us is a romantic drama based on Colleen Hoover's novel of the same name. The book itself was controversial when it was released due to concerns about its marketing as it was related to the domestic violence storyline, and the film also created controversy upon its release. Despite that, End with us performed extremely well at the box office upon its release, grossing over $350 million worldwide. At the time of writing, the film is the 16th highest-grossing film of the year at the global box office.
Now, End with us it reached the top of the Netflix charts. The film passed Subservience to become the no. 1 film in the top 10 films in the US today (December 12). Other films included in the top 10 list are That Christmas, Maria, Mary, Our little secret, We are the Millers, The children'variety, The starand Run all night.
Our opinion ends with the success of Netflix
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Over and over again, End with us proved that controversy won't get in the way, so in some ways its top 10 status isn't surprising. It's impressive how quickly the film rose to the top of the charts, however, as End with us it only arrived on Netflix a few days ago, on Monday, December 9th. Its instant success just goes to show how ingrained the film has become in the cultural zeitgeist. As more and more people watch End with us on Netflix, it will be interesting to see if the controversy arises once again.
Source: Netflix